Sources of Stress and Relief for African American Women (Race and Ethnicity in Psychology)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: July 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780865692671
Subjects: Women's Studies - General; Stress Management; Social Science; Self-Help; Sociology; Stress management for women; General; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Psychology; African American women; Stress (Psychology)
First sentence: Shielding ourselves from the effects of stress is an important matter for African American women.
Description: "Written from an afrocentric point of view, Collins's volume investigates sources of stress in the home and workplace. She reviews historical events that planted roots of stress for African American women, including slavery, racism, and the economic and social pressures currently facing African American men. Collins also understands the subtle, everyday stressors that are not typically heralded in history or medical books: standing for minutes at a department store counter, or waiting for help, only to be bypassed by a clerk aiming to wait on a white person who has just arrived.

This book offers methods of stress reduction from a popular walking program to biofeedback, meditation, massage, yoga, and breathing exercises. Also highlighted are foods that contribute to stress and herbs that may help eliminate it."--Jacket.